New clinic helps heart patients

By Monica Pryts Herald Staff Writer FARRELL — Even though 17-year-old Tyler Ennis of Hadley suffers from a heart condition that requires regular checkups, he and his family are excited that it’s now easier to visit the doctor. The Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC recently opened a weekly clinic in Farrell at UPMC Horizon’s Cardiovascular Institute, housed in the Primary Health Network building at 350 Sharon-New Castle Road. “It’s so much easier,” said Tyler’s mother Gail as her son waited to be examined Monday at the clinic. In early 2006, Tyler was diagnosed with myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart, after he was taken to the hospital for treatment of a cold that turned into pneumonia. “It progressed into chest pains and his heart was racing,” Mrs. Ennis said. Tyler was flown to the Children’s Hospital, where... [read full story]